Proving Grounds Results

Written by J.R. Gordon

February 19,
2010

…the Stampede night club hosted an evening filled with all
kickboxing matches put on by the Fight To Win Promotion. This was the
second all striking event for the promotion and the fans let it be known
that they like the action by showing up in force to cheer on the 14
bouts, including three women’s matches. All bouts consisted of three
two minute rounds.

Main event: Brian Scraper vs Kreg Hartel.
There was a strong exchange to start the bout with relentless punches
and knees while in the clinch. Mid-round saw Scraper landing a knee to
the abdomen of Hartel that dropped him for an eight count. Upon the
restart Scraper landed a head kick that again dropped Hartel, and that
ended the round. Round two had Scraper open with a head kick, then a
crescent kick, and Hartel answered with solid punches before the
fighters clinched where each landed knees. After breaking Scraper again
landed a solid head kick, but Hartel shook it off and landed strong
knees in the clinch before Scraper again targeted the head with kicks as
the round ended. Round three had strong punches from both fighters to
start and the action continued with good infighting from each. Scraper
was able to stun Hartel and followed with strong clinch work, but Hartel
answered with hard punches. To end the bout both fighters flurried
with punches to the body. The judge’s cards were tallied and the winner
by unanimous decision was Brian Scraper.

Co-main event: Nick
Laney vs Matt Young. All of round one was fast paced action with each
fighter landing strong punches and kicks when outside and hard knees and
punches when clinched. Round two saw Young trapping a teep kick to set
up a sweep and after the restart there was a strong exchange of knees
in the clinch. Mid-round saw Young accurate with his strikes from the
outside while Laney landed power punches when in close. After a brief
clinch Laney threw, and landed a powerful head kick that got him the KO
win at 1:48 of round two.

Mike Wright vs Steve Hanna. Wright
was very aggressive early while Hanna landed a solid head kick in
return. Mid-round had Wright attacking with punches while Hanna
countered with combinations. Hanna then scored with a head kick that
dropped Wright for an eight count to end the round. Round two saw Hanna
landing a quick overhand right that dropped Wright for an eight count.
The fighters restarted and Hanna landed a head kick-low kick-overhand
right combination that dropped Wright. The referee determined that
Wright was unable to continue and it was Steve Hanna that got the KO win
at :43 of round two.

… February 20th

Ben Ashauer vs Jeremy Osheim. The fighters quickly clinched with
both able to land strong strikes and each was able to briefly push the
other against the ropes. After the referee separated the fighters
Osheim landed a skip in knee strike to the liver of Ashauer that dropped
him. Ashauer was unable to rise in time to beat the count and it was a
TKO win at 1:13 of round one for Jeremy Osheim.

Delisa Novak
vs Sami Bookout. Bookout landed low kicks early and followed with
strong head punch combinations while Novak spent the round working
counter strikes. Round two had Bookout pressing forward with strikes
all round while Novak looked to keep her distance and use her reach
advantage to land counter strikes. Round three saw Novak pushing
forward more, but Bookout landed the most solid head punches of the
fight. Each fighter got in solid low kicks to end the bout. The cards
of the judge’s were used to determine the winner and that winner was
Sami Bookout by way of unanimous decision.

Bernardo Fanti vs
Anthony Pierce. Both fighters came out with strong kicks to the legs
and body before Pierce was dropped for an eight count. To end the round
Pierce fired off with punches while Fanti used knee strikes. Round two
had Fanti landing strong punches before Pierce trapped a kick to get a
sweep. Fanti answered with a sweep of his own. Pierce pressed forward
with punches while Fanti switched between kicks from the outside and
knees when clinched. Round three saw Pierce pushing forward with a
strong punching attack while Fanti mixed punches and kicks from the
outside before getting a takedown. Fanti was able to back Pierce into
the corner, then against the ropes to land strong knees to end the bout.
The cards of the judge’s were used to determine the winner and it was
Bernardo Fanti by unanimous decision.

Monica Grosfield vs
Courtney Scherer. Both fighters showed a fast pace early with each
landing punch combinations from outside and knees while clinched. Round
two had each pushing forward with strong combinations, and again each
landed knees in the clinch. Round three saw Grosfield use a punch
combination to set up a flurry of knees in the clinch while Scherer
fired back with body and head punch combinations. To end the round both
landed strong and technical combinations. The judge’s cards were used
to determine the winner and it was Courtney by way of split decision.

Kyle Cambell vs Richard Smith. Cambell came out with a very fast
pace, while Smith scored with knees in the clinch. The fighters traded
back and forth and both went to their corners bloodied. Round two again
saw the fighters engage immediately with each landing combinations from
the outside and knees while clinched. Mid-round, Smith landed a series
of hooks, uppercuts and low kicks, but Cambell continued to press
forward and land head shots until the round ended. Round three began
with low kicks from Smith before a prolonged punch flurry from both
fighters. Knees in the clinch were traded before Smith used low kicks
to set up his punches; but Cambell flurried with combinations that
stunned Smith as the round ended. The cards of the judge’s determined
the winner and it was Richard Smith by unanimous decision.

Ryan
Wolf vs Greg Juarez. Wolf had accurate punches and kicks land to open
the round while each fighter stayed busy in the clinch. Both landed
solid head punches to end the round. Round two was action packed and
fast paced all round with each pushing the other backward and landing
strikes that seemed to hurt the other. Round three had Juarez pushing
forward early while Wolf answered with strong strikes. Lots of
clinching followed with both displaying strong infighting skills and
working nonstop to end the bout. The judge’s scorecards were totaled
and the winner by unanimous decision was Greg Juarez.

Josh
Martinez vs Rudy Hoguin. Martinez came out with hard body kicks. The
action was stopped after an accidental low blow and upon restarting both
fighters threw hard knees in the clinch. Martinez dropped Hoguin with a
low kick and the round ended with several strong flurries from each
fighter. Round two saw Martinez scoring again with low kicks, then head
kicks followed by knees in the clinch. The referee stopped the action
to take two points from Martinez. One was for grabbing the head and
pulling while the other was for an illegal knee to the head. The
restart had Martinez land kicks from the outside that were strong enough
to drop Hoguin for an eight count. Hoguin beat the count, but the
referee determined he was unable to continue and it was a TKO win at
1:50 of round two for Josh Martinez

Michael Madrid vs Zach Gonzales. Madrid came out with solid
combinations that Gonzales answered by way of accurate counter punching.
Both fighters threw solid knees in the clinch and Gonzales was able to
drop Madrid for an eight count with an overhand right to end the round.
Round two saw the fighters clinch early with Madrid using body punches
and Gonzales favoring knees. Mid-round, Gonzales was again able to
drop Madrid before the action stopped so Madrid could recover from an
accidental low blow. Punch and kick combinations were used by both to
end the round. Round three saw Gonzales able to push Madrid against the
ropes and land an overhand right to get a knockdown and an eight count.
The corner of Madrid indicated they wanted the bout stopped and the
winner by TKO at 1:20 of round three was Zach Gonzales.

Leo
Grachev vs Brian Coursey. All round Coursey had strong punches from the
outside while Grachev scored with knees in the clinch. Grachev ended
the round with a head kick. Round two again saw Grachev with strong
strikes from outside while Coursey answered with power shots when the
distance closed. The round ended with the fighters clinched. Round
three began with Coursey getting in more power shots and each going to
knees in the clinch. The rest of the round had the fighters trading
punches and kicks from all ranges. The judge’s scorecards were tallied
and the winner by split decision was Leo Grachev.

Garrett
Cambell vs Samuel Hernandez. Each fighter opened with body kicks before
a strong back and forth flurry of head punches was exchanged. To end
the round Hernandez landed solid body and head punch combinations.
Round two had Hernandez open with a strong flurry that Cambell answered
with a head kick. A strong exchange followed with Hernandez landing
solid enough head shots that the corner of Cambell called for a stop to
the bout. Samuel Hernandez got the TKO win at 1:00 of round two.

Lauren
Mcgunity vs Amber Duval. Mcgunity opened with a hard kicks before
Duval pressed forward with punches. Mcgunity answered with a head kick
and relentless combinations including knees in the clinch. For round
two Mcgunity opened with a teep kick followed by a punch flurry. Knees
were thrown by both in the clinch. Duval got several takedowns but
Mcgunity pushed the majority of the action. Duval opened round three
with strong punches before Mcgunity got the clinch to set up a flurry of
knees. The round ended with a back and forth exchange. The judge’s
scorecards saw the winner as Lauren Mcgunity by way of unanimous
decision.

“Of the Night” moments:

TKO of the night goes to Jeremy Osheim for his knee to the liver of his opponent that had
him unable to beat the count.

Chin of the night goes to Kreg
Hartel for taking several very head kicks and continuing in his bout
through all three rounds.

KO and kick of the night goes to
Nick Laney for his victory by way of head kick KO at 1:48 of round one.

Fight of the night goes to Brian Scraper and Kreg Hartel for their
exciting match that showcased the technical prowess, conditioning,
heart and toughness of both combatants.

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Best in Health and
Training,
J.R. Gordon.